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Russia Is Big Winner as Iran War Drains Supplies That Ukraine Needs

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Kyiv faces a shortfall of missile interceptors for its air defense, while surging oil prices are boosting Russia’s economy By Bojan Pancevski and Drew Hinshaw, The Wall Street Journal , March 4, 2026 8:00 pm ET   A shortage of missile interceptors has left Ukraine's cities more vulnerable to Russian strikes.   SERHII KOROVAYNY FOR WSJ Quick Summary --The U.S. military confrontation with Iran is depleting Patriot interceptor stocks, which Ukraine needs to defend against Russia.  --Production bottlenecks limit Patriot interceptor output, with Lockheed Martin aiming for 2,000 annually by late 2030. --Ukraine needs at least 60 PAC-3 interceptors monthly, but NATO stockpiles are depleted. An artificial-intelligence tool created this summary, which was based on the text of the article and checked by an editor.   Read more  about how we use artificial intelligence in our journalism.    Russia is one of the biggest winners in the early days of the largest...

How much coverage is there of Alina Kabaeva in the media in Russia, or should everything around her be a secret? If she is Putin's mistress, why is it not officially known?

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via:   Quora Digest Elena Gold  ·  Follow Media analyst  21h How much coverage is there of Alina Kabaeva in the media in Russia, or should everything around her be a secret? If she is Putin's mistress, why is it not officially known? Former gymnastics champion Alina Kabaeva and Vladimir Putin live together. They are parents to 2 young boys, born 2015 and 2019. We know it because some foreign teachers who were hired for the boys, told their stories. The teachers didn’t see either Kabaeva or Putin; Kabaeva’s sister was introduced to the teachers as “the kids’s mother” (investigative journalists talked to teachers and identified the woman), but after performing in a competition, the kids were running to another female, who was hiding behind the tinted glass in a viewing box. There was also the father, who was bringing the kids toys and presents, after returning from trips. The teachers lived on a massive property in their own quarters. There was a lot of security p...

US says it will strike ‘deeper’ into Iran as war spreads across region

CNN world US says it will strike ‘deeper’ into Iran as war spreads across region A US submarine torpedoed an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean as Turkey says NATO shot down an Iranian missile. Updated 10:42 AM EST, Wed March 4, 2026 Preview ends in  00:00 Keep Watching Watch CNN's live coverage as Israel vows to kill Iran's next supreme leader as Tehran hits back • Source:  CNN Here's the latest • US to strike “deeper” into Iran:  The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said the US will start “striking progressively deeper into Iranian territory,” as US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cautioned Americans that  it’s “very early”  in  military operations against Tehran . •  Widening conflict:  A US submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, Hegseth said, and NATO air defense systems shot down an Iranian missile that was passing through the airspace of Iraq and Syria and  toward Turkey’s airspace . •  Death toll rises:  ...